Gumpisms...

Here are some pics of our 24 hour trip to Ft Lauderdale. It was very wierd to be back there... it doesn't even seem like we ever lived there. This is a restuarant on the inner coastal... it just opened in May... it was very good and great atmosphere. The kids would've loved it! While we were eating, a boat came by and the draw bridge had to be lifted. Must be nice!

We stayed at the Hollywood Beach Marriott. This is the view from our balcony. Darn IKE, kept us from enjoying the pool and the beach. The waves were quite impressive!

After the ceremony, we went out to eat at Bubba Gumps ,from the movie "Forest Gump". It was a pretty cool place. Now, I need to rent the movie..we haven't seen it forever, but all these sayings bring it all back!

When we wanted the waiter to stop at our table (for drink refills or ready to place our order), we were supposed to flip the sign to "stop Forest stop"... when all was well, we had to keep it on "run Forest run".

He looks right at home, doesn't he? Life is like a box of chocolates....

We ate really well on this trip since his company paid for 3 meals. I had shrimp 3 times! I LOVE it! THis place is famous for their crabs, but we weren't brave enough for that. It seems like a lot of work to get very little bites!!

SO proud of you Honey!

Calvin got an award from his work! It was the 'Barrier Breaker of the Year' award. It was supposed to be an individual award, but 3 of them actually got it. They flew both of us out to Fort Lauderdale for the ceremony. It was very cool. Only the weather wasn't so great...IKE was passing through, so it was very windy and overcast... but still quite warm and humid! It was fun to get away, even if it was just for one night! Congratulations Calvin, Lenny and Tony.

Face Painting

Last Saturday we went to a bank for some 'free stuff'! That's the best kind of stuff, right? Now, we didn't just show up...our school was somehow affiliated w/ it. We actually stopped for lunch there...got a hot dog, popcorn, cotton candy, soda and ice cream. Not to mention the free backpack w/ school supplies and the kids got 'tatoos'. The lady that did them was SO awesome! Colby wanted a 'speed boat'.... she said she could 'fake' a speed boat. She did a pretty good job! Rylee's flower cover her whole face..it looked itchy too me..they wanted me to get pictures before they went swimming. Thank you to Caprock Elementary!

Olympics update...

OOhhhhh.... it was a tough night for Team Thomas at the Olympics. Calvin whipped up a dish w/ egg noodles, chicken and red bell pepper w/ a bit of cream sauce. It was actually very tastey! Rylee pulled ahead, and took the first bite, but fell behind when the whining started. Colby stared at his plate for the longest time, and decided he'd rather have a spanking and go straight to bed then take a bite. (that's how stubborn that boy is!!) Now, you know what we're dealing w/ here! After we told Rylee she didn't work hard enough for the Gold medal, she decided to try again. Dad gave in, and let her take another bite of chicken and even tried the bell pepper, and she crossed the finish line and got the gold! Way to go Rylee! I guess Colby will be well rested and ready for a BIG breakfast in the morning!

FOOD OLYMPICS!

Rylee won the First gold medal in our Food Olympics!! Our family was really into the Olympics this year..even the kids loved to watch and yell GO USA!! SO... we decided to keep the Olympics going in our house! We have catered to our kids eating habits for WAY too long and it's time to stop!! We are kind of making it up as we go along, but here it is... they each have to try what we are eating...on this particular night we had brocoli and steak...and Rylee actually liked the steak and asked for more!! woo hooo!!! that is a major accomplishment in our house... Colby tried them both as well, but wasn't as thrilled w/ it as Rylee was. Since she ate hers first and then asked for more, she got the medal and 2.00! She wants to get her ears pierced, so she is gonna have to earn it! The next thing they tried was rotiseire chicken...she liked it, and he ate a few bites... no medal though. We'll let you know who gets the next medal!